Clothing that no longer fits

I keep clothes two sizes larger than what i am now. Any bigger than that are recycled. So im a 34 now and have 36&38 but donated my 40&42 inch pants and shorts

Once they are no longer wearable, I get rid of them. I've sold some of the expensive pieces on Facebook, but have donated 99% of my old wardrobe.

I got rid of all of the old clothes in sizes that I never want to be ever again. I am having a harder time getting rid of some of the nice clothes that are in a size that I was just trying to get back down to - but now am several sizes smaller. I seemed to almost skip right over that size. I have boxed some of the suits and classic pieces and gotten them out of my closet and donated everything that was trendy or unlikely to be worn again. I am still adjusting to my much smaller size and am not sure if it will last long term.

shell1005 wrote: »

I pitch them....and fast. If I keep them, I just telling my brain it is okay to expand back into them.

thats exactly why i get rid of them!!!

I am down several sizes now, getting rid of the ones that fall off or are too bunched up to be comfortable with a belt. I won't start replacing much until I have nothing left in my closet to wear. Looking forward to shopping for a size with more than a couple choices of style.

I have phased between keeping the bigger sizes for the "just in case" scenario and it didn't end well.....the larger sizes fooled me into thinking I was doing well when in fact I was slowly but surely getting back up in weight. After learning this was a problem and starting again, I decided to ditch the clothes as soon as possible.

I've always donated my stuff, those that still had life in them of course.....sometimes that wasn't the case so sadly they went in the garbage.

I have become a lot more discerning as I have progressed down.....fist out of the box was almost an insane amount of clothes buying - because Wow there were now clothes that were available and styles were almost infinite.

It has taken me a while and more than a few mistakes along the way to develop MY style - I'm 52 and while I 'can' fit into younger ladies clothing I have learned to embrace the new me and work with not against my age. So I have invested in tailored trousers, blazers, skirts and shirts - All bespoke for me and they were worth every penny.

The rest of the time I spend a lot of time trawling through our local Op shop that luckily for me is the repository of some real gems in designer wear, clearance items that haven't sold in stores all sourced around the State and only sold from this one shop.

I threw out anything bigger than my exact size, which was fine for a long time, until I found myself with an extra 15 pounds after injuries. Then, I had to replace my whole wardrobe (not for the first time). Which I didn't want to do, because I didn't intend to hang out at the 15+lbs weight for long. I say hang on to one size up just in case. Box it and store it so you're not looking at it every day, but at least you'll have it if needed. That's a few hundred bucks saved. (I just got the bare minimum required to cover myself in a limited range of situations. Still would rather not have had to buy it)

So far I'm down 28lb and haven't gotten rid of anything. My pants are big, but not so big that a belt won't hide it. I don't wear dress clothes to work (jeans and polo shirt most of the time), so they don't look huge, just loser.

I have another 17lb to lose. Once I get down there I will start buying new clothes and slowly either donating or selling old clothes as replacements are bought. My jeans will probably be the first to go.